Top Finance Technology Startups in 2027

YipitData is the leading market research firm for the disruptive economy and recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B. We analyze billions of data points every day to provide accurate, detailed insights on ridesharing, e-commerce marketplaces, payments and more. Our on-demand insights team uses proprietary technology to identify, license, clean and analyze the data many of the world’s largest investment funds and corporations depend on. We are one of Inc’s Best Workplaces - a fast-growing technology company with offices located in NYC (where we are based in), Hong Kong, and Shanghai, backed by The Carlyle Group and Norwest Venture Partners with a strong culture focused on mastery, ownership, and transparency.

dv01 is lifting the curtain on the largest financial market in the world: structured finance. The $16+ trillion market is the backbone of everyday activities that empower financial freedom, from consolidating credit card debt and refinancing student loans, to buying a home and starting a small business. dv01’s data analytics platform brings unparalleled transparency into investment performance and risk for lenders and Wall Street investors in structured products. As a data-first company, we wrangle critical loan data and build modern analytical tools that enable strategic decision-making for responsible lending. In a nutshell, we're helping prevent a repeat of the 2008 global financial crisis by offering the data and tools required to make smarter, data-driven decisions resulting in a safer world for all of us. More than 400 of the largest financial institutions use dv01 for our coverage of over 75 million loans spanning mortgages, personal loans, auto, buy-now-pay-later programs, small business, and student loans. dv01 continues to expand coverage of new markets, adding loans monthly, and developing new technologies for the structured products universe. To get a better idea of what a year at dv01 looks like, check out our 2020 Year in Review page here: dv01.co/year-in-review/2020 If that looks like fun to you, get in touch because we'd love to hear from you.

Hello, we're Cedar! Cedar is a patient payment and engagement platform that elevates the total patient experience beyond clinical care. Our technology improves the overall experience of patient billing and engagement, enabling healthcare providers to thrive in a rapidly changing environment while helping patients understand the cost of their care. Why Work with Us? Cedar offers the opportunity to work with a smart experienced team to solve an important problem that affects millions of patients annually as well as the chance to join a high-growth company at an early stage. We offer competitive pay, great healthcare and stock options, not to mention daily team lunch and unlimited snacks!

Plaid is focused on democratizing financial services through technology. We build beautiful consumer experiences, developer-friendly infrastructure, and intelligent tools that give everyone the ability to create Plaid is used by thousands of digital financial apps and services like Betterment, Expensify, Microsoft and Venmo, and by many of the largest banks to make it easy for consumers to connect their financial accounts with the apps and services they want to use. Plaid connects with over 11,000 financial institutions across the U.S, Canada and Europe. The company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AppZen delivers the world’s leading AI platform for modern finance teams. Starting with business spend, we automate manual process, uncover problems, and optimize decision making for enterprises around the globe, including one-fourth of the Fortune 500. Our platform combines patented deep learning, computer vision, and semantic analysis with intelligence from thousands of online data sources to understand financial transactions in business context and make decisions before those transactions happen. AppZen is a must-have for CFOs and their teams to reduce spend, comply with policy, and streamline process.

We started by providing smart, simple investing, without the high fees and account minimums associated with traditional investment management. We invest your money in a globally diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds, and our cutting-edge technology helps you earn the best possible return, while optimizing your tax bill. This means we do things like automatic rebalancing, dividend reinvesting, and tax loss harvesting — services that were only available to the ultra rich until now or that most people found too time-consuming and tedious to do on their own. Investing is just one part of your financial picture. So, we've introduced more ways to reach your goals and manage your money. High interest savings. Commission-free trading. And features — like automatically investing your spare change — that make it easier to save for your future. That's because we believe that everyone should have access to the tools they need to make smart financial choices.

FarmRaise is the first ever one-stop-shop for farm funding that empowers farmers with knowledge and access to capital to grow their farms into thriving and sustainable operations.

Sardine helps fintech, crypto, and web3 companies "move money confidently" by developing fraud, compliance, and payment infrastructure. With Sardine, builders can focus on growing their business instead of spending time, fighting against fraudsters. We're growing incredibly fast and powering over 100 customers around the world like Brex, MoonPay, Bakkt, Luno, Transak, Chippercash, Candy Digital, Metamask, Brave, and RelayFi.

Robinhood is on a mission to democratize our financial system. We believe it should work for everyone and not just a few. We offer commission-free trading in one, user-friendly platform. Since our public launch in 2015, we’ve enabled millions of people to participate in the markets, cementing us as one of the fastest-growing brokerage firm ever in terms of customer accounts. Robinhood has been recognized as a CNBC Disruptor 50 and the 11th Most Innovative Company in the World by Fast Company. Robinhood's products have won the Apple Design Award, the Google Material Design Award, Fast Company's Innovation by Design award, and many others.

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest, transparent, and friendly. Our mission is simple: deliver honest financial products to improve lives. Started by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Affirm gives you the flexibility to buy now and make simple monthly payments for big purchases. Unlike traditional credit options, we show you exactly what you’ll owe up front: no penalty fees, no compounding interest. By letting you pay over time, Affirm is empowering consumers to advance their financial well-being.